EP3510688B1 - Vorrichtung und verfahren zur batterieverwaltung - Google Patents

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EP3510688B1
EP3510688B1 EP17853281.8A EP17853281A EP3510688B1 EP 3510688 B1 EP3510688 B1 EP 3510688B1 EP 17853281 A EP17853281 A EP 17853281A EP 3510688 B1 EP3510688 B1 EP 3510688B1
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Sanoop Ramachandran
Ankit YADU
Krishnan Seethalakshmi Hariharan
Periyasamy Paramasivam
Jason Michael Battle
Suman Basu
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    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
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    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
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    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M10/00—Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M10/42—Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells
    • H01M10/48—Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
    • H01M10/488—Cells or batteries combined with indicating means for external visualization of the condition, e.g. by change of colour or of light density
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/00047—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries with provisions for charging different types of batteries
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/007—Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage
    • H02J7/0071—Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage with a programmable schedule
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/00032—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by data exchange
    • H02J7/00034—Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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  • BMS Battery Management System
  • a battery management system constitutes a battery fuel gauge, which is an isolated hardware entity in an electronic device.
  • the BMS performs unidirectional communication with the other components of the electronic device, such as an operating system (OS) of the electronic device.
  • OS operating system
  • the BMS may provide information pertaining to the battery of the electronic device, which may be displayed as a percentage of charge remaining on a display of the electronic device.
  • the BMS does not receive input from the electronic device.
  • WO2013/163916A1 discloses a method for monitoring and managing battery charge level and an apparatus for performing the same, wherein the method comprises steps as follows: A current charge level of a battery equipped in the electrical apparatus is acquired. A coefficient of current battery power consumption is directed in accordance with a user.
  • US 2013/119942 discloses a system and method for determining a charge rate for a battery and a method for charging the battery.
  • a memory component is for storing user attributes relating to use patterns based on time of day; and a processor is for determining the charge rate in accordance with the user attributes.
  • the method for determining the charge rate consists of receiving indication that the battery is to be charged; and determining the charge rate based on user attributes relating to use patterns based on time of day.
  • exemplary embodiments of the present application provide a battery management system (BMS) according to claim 5.
  • BMS battery management system
  • exemplary embodiments of the present application provide a non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13.
  • BMS Battery Management System
  • OS Operating System
  • the BMS may obtain information of functional parameters of a battery in the electronic device, information of parameter pertaining to applications in the electronic device based on a user input, heuristic information, ambience of the electronic device and operational parameters of the electronic device.
  • the BMS may generate a pattern of charging the battery of the electronic device.
  • the pattern of charging the battery of the electronic device may be a variation of rate of charging the battery of the electronic device.
  • the BMS may be configured to determine whether State of Charge (SoC) level of the battery supports a functionality of an electronic device.
  • the BMS may cause display of a message indicating the user to charge the battery of the electronic device to continue serving the functionality of the electronic device, in response to determining that the SoC level of the battery is unable to serve the functionality of the electronic device.
  • the BMS may be configured to display the message upon determining that the battery is in a state in which the battery is not currently being charged.
  • the battery models that can be employed include: a cell level model, which includes electrochemical modeling, i.e., modeling the processes of the battery; and a simplified model, which is derived from cell level models for state estimation.
  • the simplified model utilizes equivalent electrical circuit model to realize the battery.
  • the estimated cell voltage using the simplified electrochemical model is based on the following equation:
  • the above equation describes a terminal voltage of a lithium ion battery (V cell ) in terms of certain internal characterization of the battery. It is the result of using a mathematical model (derived from a simplification of the lithium ion battery model).
  • the first term on the right-hand side is an open circuit cell voltage, V OCV . This quantity, in turn, is dependent on lithium ion concentration in electrodes, described by variable SOC (state-of-charge).
  • the second term is an effective voltage drop due to resistive losses (such as contact resistance).
  • the third term captures a voltage drop due to resistive film formation as a result of degradation of electrolyte material and deposition at the electrode (anode). This is also known as solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) formation.
  • SEI solid-electrolyte interphase
  • R g is a universal gas constant
  • T is a temperature
  • ⁇ is a charge transfer coefficient
  • F is a Faraday's constant
  • I is an applied current
  • I N and I P are electrode characteristic constants which non-dimensionalize the intercalation current.
  • bidirectional communication between the BMS and the OS is possible, i.e., bidirectional communication takes place between the BMS and the OS of the electronic device.
  • the BMS may be scalable and interactive. This allows extension of life and capacity of the battery of the electronic device.
  • the BMS may be flexible to a change of battery and may be dynamically tuned for any battery.
  • the structure of the BMS enables accommodating different types of batteries, i.e., batteries with different capacities and chemistries.
  • a change in the battery requires a minor modification of the battery model parameters in the BMS. This allows flexible deployment of the BMS across different products.
  • the BMS may be easily migrated to other chips/devices, i.e. the BMS is independent of the chipset. Accordingly, the BMS is suitable for connected devices and Internet of Things (IoT).
  • IoT Internet of Things
  • the BMS allows adequate maintenance of the battery and allows remote implementation of updates and improvements.
  • the BMS is highly economical in comparison with a conventional BMS installed in an electronic device.
  • the BMS enables improvement in hardware footprint and reduces the complexity of hardware lines.
  • the BMS ensures faster charging of new batteries, power optimization, capacity and life extension of batteries, SoH estimation and temperature mitigation.
  • FIGS. 1 through 8 in which similar reference characters denote corresponding features consistently throughout the figures, there are shown preferred embodiments.
  • FIG. 1A illustrates a block diagram of a Battery Management System (BMS) implemented in an electronic device, according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • BMS Battery Management System
  • a BMS 102 is implemented in an electronic device 100.
  • the BMS 102 includes a battery controller 104 and a charge pattern generator 106.
  • the electronic device 100 includes a battery 108, a driver 110, an OS 112 and a user display 114.
  • the communication between the BMS 102 and the OS 112 is bidirectional.
  • the battery controller 104 of the BMS 102 starts sensing and monitoring various functional parameters of the battery 108 such as current, voltage, temperature, capacity, State Of Charge (SoC), State of Health (SoH), or the like.
  • the battery controller 104 is connected to the battery 108 and driver 110.
  • the charge pattern generator 106 obtains information of parameters pertaining to applications executed by the electronic device 100 based on a user input, heuristic information, ambience of the electronic device 100 and operational parameters of the electronic device 100.
  • the applications installed in the electronic device 100 affect battery life, during their operation.
  • the heuristic information refers to the usage pattern of the electronic device 100 by the user, charge preferences of the user, activities of the electronic device 100, or the like.
  • the operational parameters include current limit, thermal limit, processor temperature, charger temperature, minimum operating voltage, charger configuration settings, or the like.
  • the charge pattern generator 106 obtains the above mentioned categorical information from the OS 112 of the electronic device 100.
  • the charge pattern generator 106 also monitors the above mentioned information of parameters after obtaining parameters from the OS 112, for generating an optimal charging pattern of the battery 108.
  • the charge pattern generator 106 generates a pattern of charging the battery 108 of the electronic device 100.
  • the pattern corresponds to a variation in the rate of charging the battery 108, i.e., fast charging, slow charging, and normal charging respectively.
  • the charge pattern generator 106 causes to display the generated pattern on the screen of the electronic device 100, i.e. the user display 114, after generating the pattern.
  • the displayed pattern corresponds to suggestions provided to the user to charge the battery 108 or replace the battery 108.
  • the displayed pattern corresponds to a warning to charge the battery 108 for sustaining the present and future functionalities of the electronic device 100.
  • the charge pattern generator 106 detects an input performed by the user in response to the generated pattern displayed on the user display 114. Thereafter, an action is performed, based on the input performed by the user.
  • the action corresponds to charging the battery 108 of the electronic device 100, in which the user provides input, which triggers a command to charge the battery 108.
  • the action corresponds to scheduling the charging of the battery 108 in accordance to the user input.
  • the action corresponds to charging the battery 108 at a rate provided by the user as input.
  • the action may be charging the battery at a specific rate, based on the ambience of the electronic device 100.
  • the ambience or surrounding environment of the electronic device 100 refers to temperature, humidity, precipitation, or the like in which the electronic device 100 operates.
  • FIG. 1A illustrates a limited overview of the electronic device 100, but it is to be understood that other embodiments are not limited thereto.
  • the labels or names of the units are used only for illustrative purpose.
  • the electronic device 100 and BMS 102 can include any number of units or sub-units communicating among each other along with the other components.
  • the functionalities of one or more units may be combined by a single unit or may be distributed among each other in a manner different than described herein without departing from the scope of the present application.
  • FIG. 1B illustrates a block diagram of a BMS external to the electronic device, according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • the BMS 102 is external to the electronic device 100.
  • the functionalities of the BMS 102 remain same as described with respect to FIG. 1A .
  • the external implementation of the BMS 102 allows electronic devices with a conventional BMS to utilize the capabilities of the BMS 102.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a flowchart of a method of generating a pattern of charging a battery of the electronic device, according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • the BMS 102 enables the electronic device 100 to identify the optimal battery usage and battery charging patterns that ensure extension of the capacity and life of the battery 108.
  • the BMS 102 determines the charge pattern and charge time necessary for sustaining the activities of the electronic device 100 and generates an optimal charging pattern and charging schedule respectively, for the battery 108. Therefore, the BMS 102 provides robust customizable and upgradable functionalities to the electronic device 100.
  • the method 200 includes obtaining, by the battery controller 104, information of functional parameters of the battery 108 in the electronic device 100.
  • the functional parameters include current, voltage, temperature, capacity, SoC, SoH, or the like.
  • the method includes obtaining, by the charge pattern generator 106, information of parameters pertaining to applications installed in the electronic device 100 based on a user input, heuristic information, ambience of the electronic device 100 and operational parameters of the electronic device 100.
  • the installed applications in the electronic device 100 may be based on a user input include alarm clock, calendar appointments, travel reservation, or the like. Execution of the applications has implications with regard to the current charge levels of the battery 108.
  • the heuristic information refers to the usage pattern of the electronic device 100, past charging habits, or the like. Based on the heuristic information, the charge pattern generator 106 determines the future power consumption of the electronic device 100, and thereby ascertains the charging requirements of the battery 108.
  • the charge pattern generator 106 through the OS 112, obtains the ambience of the electronic device 100 to generate an appropriate charging pattern.
  • the charge pattern generator 106 post obtaining the ambience of the electronic device 100, can recommend fast charging or slow charging.
  • the operational parameters of the electronic device 100 includes current limit, thermal limit, processor temperature, charger temperature, minimum operating voltage, charger configuration settings, or the like.
  • the charge pattern generator 106 obtains the operational parameters of the electronic device 100 from the OS 112. The operational parameters are vital in generating the optimal charging pattern.
  • the charge pattern generator 106 determines user activities such as user inputs, activity log, schedule and location of the electronic device 100 and stores the information as heuristic information. The charge pattern generator 106 obtains the operational parameters of the electronic device 100 to determine the present power requirements necessary to sustain the functionalities of the electronic device 100.
  • the method includes generating, by the charge pattern generator 106, a pattern of charging the battery 108 of the electronic device 100.
  • the pattern of charging the battery 108 is based on the information of functional parameters of the battery 108, parameter pertaining to applications in the electronic device 100 based on a user input, heuristic information, and ambience of the electronic device and the operational parameters of the electronic device.
  • the generating of the pattern of charging the battery 108 includes determining an optimal rate of charging the battery 108, i.e., slow charging or fast charging.
  • the method may include recommending the generated charging pattern to the user.
  • the charge pattern generator 106 predicts the charge requirements of the electronic device 100 based on heuristic information.
  • the pattern of charging the battery 108 includes constant current-constant voltage (CCCV), multistage constant current, i.e., constant voltage with variable cutoff voltage, multistage constant current, i.e., constant voltage (MSCC), multistage constant voltage with variable cut-off (MSCV), or the like.
  • CCCV constant current-constant voltage
  • MSCC constant voltage
  • MSCV multistage constant voltage with variable cut-off
  • the magnitude of the maximum charging current determines whether the pattern of charging is slow charging or fast charging.
  • the pattern of charging is also based on the context of life time (time to replacement) of the battery 108. Additional patterns for charging can also be generated (linearly decreasing current-based, pulsed current-based, or the like) based on specific requirements.
  • the BMS 102 provides weighted charging based on user preference.
  • the BMS 102 provides customizable battery performance and improves customer experience and satisfaction.
  • the BMS 102 allows replacement of static low battery limits with dynamic versions.
  • the BMS 102 utilizes a gating system only for specific peripherals and applications, subject to unique battery state estimated. This improves the usability of the electronic device 100.
  • the BMS 102 allows selective controlling (ON/OFF) of peripherals/applications depending on the available charge (state of charge) in the battery 108.
  • the BMS 102 implements the logic in which a compromise is made between essential peripherals/applications and user preferences.
  • the BMS 102 provides appropriate suggestions to the user with regards to the generated pattern for charging the battery of the electronic device 100.
  • the BMS 102 detects any abnormality or defect in the battery 108.
  • the BMS 1002 provides warning to the user about occurrence of potential catastrophe due to the battery 108 of the electronic device 100. This enhances the safety and robustness.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a flowchart of a method of monitoring functional parameters of the battery of the electronic device, operational parameters and ambience of the electronic device, and heuristic information, according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • steps 202-206 are omitted.
  • the charge pattern generator 106 may monitor the information of at least one of functional parameters of a battery 108 of the electronic device 100, a parameter pertaining to installed applications in the electronic device 100 based on a user input, heuristic information, ambience of the electronic device 100 and the operational parameters of the electronic device 100.
  • the charge pattern generator 106 determines the present power necessary to sustain the functionalities of the electronic device 100. The determination of the present power requirements is based on active hardware modules and the installed applications currently being executed.
  • power requirements for an electronic device are determined based on a fuel gauge.
  • the power estimation algorithm resides in a fuel gauge IC, which monitors current (or equivalently charge) entering or leaving a battery and calculates a battery state-of-charge.
  • An operating system of the electronic device connects to the fuel gauge IC via an I2C bus and reads the state of charge. The state of charge allows the remaining power that can be delivered by the battery.
  • the charge pattern generator 106 monitors the functional parameters of a battery of the electronic device 100, a parameter pertaining to installed applications in the electronic device 100, heuristic information, ambience of the electronic device 100 and the operational parameters of the electronic device 100. If the charge content of the battery 108 is insufficient to sustain the functionalities of the electronic device 100, then the BMS 102 determines whether the electronic device is connected to a power source for charging a battery. If the power source is not connected, the charge pattern generator 106 causes display of a warning indicating the user about the inability to sustain the functionalities of the electronic device 100 and necessity to charge the battery 108.
  • the charge pattern generator 106 determines the amount of charge, and the necessary time for which the battery 108 needs to be charged, for sustaining the functionalities of the electronic device 100. Thereafter, the charge pattern generator 106 dynamically generates an optimal charging pattern and schedule.
  • the charge available in the battery 108, for sustaining the functionalities of the electronic device 100 is insufficient.
  • the user of the electronic device 100 is planning to travel and decides to charge the battery 108 while travelling.
  • the BMS 102 while monitoring the parameters pertaining to the battery 108, such as SoC, and the applications installed in the electronic device 100, generates an optimal charging pattern.
  • a conventional BMS would perform fast charging.
  • the BMS 102 initially obtains the information of the functional parameters of the battery 108, operational parameters of the electronic device 100, ambience of the electronic device 100, heuristic information, installed applications based on user input which have implications on the SoC, estimated travel time, or the like.
  • the BMS 102 determines the optimal rate of charging the battery 108 based on travelling time, and a charging pattern is generated according to the rate of charging the battery and the travelling time.
  • This charging pattern can prevent a potential safety hazard in which there is risk of battery explosion, if the ambient temperature of the electronic device 100 was high, the battery 108 was being used for a long time, and the rate of charging the battery 108 was fast.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a flowchart of a method of displaying the generated pattern of charging the battery of the electronic device, according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • steps 202-206 are omitted.
  • the charge pattern generator 106 may control display of the generated pattern on the screen of the electronic device 100.
  • the charge pattern generator 106 causes to display the generated pattern on the user display 114, once the pattern is generated.
  • the charge pattern generator 106 causes to display to the optimal charging pattern and schedule.
  • the charge pattern generator 106 the charge pattern generator 106 causes display a warning about occurrence of potential hazard due to the battery temperature or ambience. At a particular battery temperature or ambience, an appropriate charging rate (slow or fast) reduced possibility of battery explosion.
  • the BMS 102 allows detection of potential faults in the battery 108, which include monitoring of the battery temperature and battery voltage once the battery 108 is fully charged.
  • the Open Circuit Potential (OCV) of the battery 108 can be monitored using a battery model.
  • An abnormal rise in temperature of the battery 108 (compared to reference values) indicates an occurrence of a fault or internal short in the battery.
  • the fault in the battery 108 leads to a reduction in the battery voltage for a particular SOC depicted in the OCV.
  • the BMS 102 detects faults in the battery 108 by calibrating a rise in threshold temperature value, reduction in rest voltage of the battery 108 is fully charged, reduction in OCV value, or the like.
  • the charge pattern generator 106 causes display of suggestions about the pattern for charging the battery 108.
  • the method includes detecting an input performed by the user in response to the generated pattern.
  • the method includes performing an appropriate action based on the input performed by the user. In an embodiment, the action corresponds to charging the battery 108.
  • the BMS 102 monitors the functional parameters pertaining to the battery 108 and the installed applications in the electronic device 100 based on a user input, such as an alarm clock.
  • the BMS 102 initially obtains the information of the functional parameters of the battery 108, operational parameters and ambience of the electronic device 100, user schedule (timing of the alarm), current and future activity of the electronic device 100, heuristic information (user sleep pattern), or the like.
  • the BMS 102 generates a charging pattern, i.e., an optimal rate of charging the battery 108 based on user wake up time (alarm). Thereafter the charging pattern is displayed on the user display 114.
  • the BMS 102 through the OS 112, suggests the user to select normal rate of charging the battery 108.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a diagram of the functionality of a BMS, according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • the BMS 102 obtains the various functional parameters pertaining to the battery 108, such as current, voltage, temperature, capacity, SoC, SoH, or the like.
  • the BMS 102 obtains the various operational parameters pertaining to the electronic device 100 such as current limit, thermal limit, processor temperature, charger temperature, minimum operating voltage, charger configuration settings, or the like.
  • the BMS 102 obtains parameters pertaining to applications installed in the electronic device 100 based on a user input such as alarm clock settings, calendar appointments, travel reservation, or the like.
  • the BMS 102 obtains heuristic information and ambience of the electronic device 100. Such information is obtained by the BMS 102 to generate an optimal charging pattern for the battery 108 of the electronic device 100.
  • the BMS 102 determines that at 10:00 PM, the user sets an alarm for 7:00 AM the following day.
  • the BMS 102 estimates the functional parameters pertaining to the battery 108 such as current, voltage, temperature, and SoC.
  • the BMS 102 determines through the SoC that the time required to fully charge the battery 108 from a drained state is 2-3 hours with normal charging. The available charging time is 9 hours.
  • the battery 108 is subjected to constant voltage until the battery 108 is fully charged, and when the SoC drops below a maximum (since the electronic device 100 is ON, there is always a drain), the charging is initiated. As such, there is toggling of constant voltage charging, which is detrimental to the life of the battery 108.
  • the BMS 102 determines that the SOC level of the battery 108 is less than 50%, then the electronic device 100 is charged to 50% and charging is terminated. The charging is restarted at 3:30 AM.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates a user interface displaying the pattern of charging the battery 108 of the electronic device 100 and other parameters pertaining to the state of the battery 108 of the electronic device 100, according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • the user interface displays a set of parameters pertaining to the battery 108 of the electronic device 100 such as percentage of charge remaining, charging options available, SoC, SoH, time to replace, and requirement of charge. It is to be understood that the user interface also displays other parameters, which have not been depicted in FIG. 6 .
  • the charge pattern generator 106 allows displaying the generated pattern for charging the battery 108 on the screen of the electronic device 100 through the user interface. In an example, the percentage of charge remaining in the battery 108 is obtained by the battery controller 104 and displayed using the OS 112, through the charge pattern generator 106, on the user display 114.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates a block diagram of a BMS, according to an exemplary embodiment.
  • the computing environment 702 comprises at least one processing unit 708 that is equipped with a control unit 704 and an Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) 706, a memory 710, a storage unit 716, plurality of networking devices 712 and a plurality Input output (I/O) devices 714.
  • the processing unit 708 is responsible for controlling operations of the BMS.
  • the processing unit 708 receives commands from the control unit in order to perform its processing. Further, any logical and arithmetic operations involved in the execution of the instructions are computed with the help of the ALU 706.
  • the overall computing environment 702 can be composed of multiple homogeneous and/or heterogeneous cores, multiple CPUs of different kinds, special media and other accelerators. Further, the plurality of processing units 708 may be located on a single chip or over multiple chips.
  • the computer readable instructions required for the implementation are stored in either the memory unit 710 or the storage 716 or both. At the time of execution, the instructions may be fetched from the corresponding memory 710 or storage 716, and executed by the processing unit 708.
  • networking devices 712 or external I/O devices 714 may be connected to the computing environment to support the implementation through the networking unit and the I/O device unit.
  • FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of generating a charging pattern of the battery of the electronic device, according to the invention.
  • the BMS 102 facilitates bidirectional communication between the BMS 102 and the OS 112 of the electronic device 100.
  • the BMS 102 enables the electronic device 100 to identify the optimal battery charging patterns that ensure extension of the capacity and life of the battery 108.
  • the BMS 102 determines a period of time during which the battery is capable of supporting operation of the electronic device 100 in a current status, and generates an optimal charging pattern including charging schedule in consideration of the schedule of the user obtained from applications of the electronic device 100 such as an alarm clock, calendar app, notes and so on.
  • the method includes obtaining information of functional parameters of the battery 108 in the electronic device 100.
  • the functional parameters include information representing the status of the battery such as current, voltage, temperature, capacity, SoC, SoH, or the like. These functional parameters may be obtained by the controller 104 but not limited hereinto.
  • the controller 104 may be omitted or incorporated as at least one processor of the electronic device 100. Further, the functional parameter may be sensed through a fuel gauge IC separately implemented from the BMS 102 or incorporated thereto.
  • the information of current status of the electronic device 100 is the information related to operation of the electronic device 100, which may include information such as parameters pertaining to applications in the electronic device including a number and types of applications currently operated in the electronic device 100, ambience of the electronic device 100 such as temperature, luminance, day/night of an environment in which the electronic device 100 operates and operational parameters of the electronic device 100 such as current limit, thermal limit, processor temperature, charger temperature, minimum operating voltage, charger configuration settings.
  • the information of the user activity is information obtained by the electronic device 100 with regard to the user activity, which may be inputted or generated by the user while using the electronic device 100.
  • the information of the user activity may include information such as actual time and period of charging the battery by the user, time and usage pattern of the electronic device 100 and information inputted by the user through applications of the electronic device.
  • Exemplary information with regard to the user activity is user inputs, activity log, alarm clock settings, calendar appointment, travel reservation or the like.
  • the heuristic information refers to previously obtained information while the electronic device is operating and used by the user.
  • the heuristic information may be information related to previously stored functional parameters of the battery, previous status of the electronic device and/or previous user activity.
  • the heuristic information is further used to generate the charging pattern in comparison or with respect to the information obtained at step 802 and 804.
  • Exemplary heuristic information is information regarding the usage pattern of the electronic device 100, past charging habits, or the like.
  • the charge pattern generator 106 may determine the future power consumption of the electronic device 100, and thereby ascertains the charging requirements of the battery 108.
  • the charge pattern generator 106, through the OS 112 may further obtain the ambience of the electronic device 100 to generate an appropriate charging pattern.
  • the charge pattern generator 106 stores the information obtained at the steps 802 and 804 as heuristic information.
  • the charge pattern generator 106 determines a period of time during which the battery is capable of supporting operation of the electronic device based on the obtained information at steps 802 and 804. That is, the charge pattern generator 106 determines how long the battery can support operation of the electronic device 100 if the electronic device continues the current status of operation or reduces the power consumption if necessary. The charge pattern generator 106 may further determine the present power requirements necessary to sustain the functionalities of the electronic device 100.
  • the charge pattern generator 106 at step 808 generates charging pattern including information regarding when and how the charge of the battery is to be performed.
  • the charging pattern may include time, period, rate, interval, extent for charging the battery and the like.
  • the charging pattern may include combinations of any of these information.
  • the rate of charging may be slow charging, normal charging or fast charging for example.
  • the pattern of charging the battery 108 includes constant current-constant voltage (CCCV), multistage constant current, i.e., constant voltage with variable cutoff voltage, multistage constant current, i.e., constant voltage (MSCC), multistage constant voltage with variable cut-off (MSCV), or the like.
  • CCCV constant current-constant voltage
  • MSCC constant voltage
  • MSCV multistage constant voltage with variable cut-off
  • the magnitude of the maximum charging current determines whether the pattern of charging is slow charging or fast charging.
  • the pattern of charging is also based on the context of life time (time to replacement) of the battery 108. Additional patterns for charging can also be generated (linearly decreasing current-based, pulsed current-based, or the like) based on specific requirements.
  • the BMS 102 provides weighted charging based on user preference.
  • the BMS 102 provides customizable battery performance and improves customer experience and satisfaction.
  • the BMS 102 allows replacement of static low battery limits with dynamic versions.
  • the BMS 102 utilizes a gating system only for specific peripherals and applications, subject to unique battery state estimated. This improves the usability of the electronic device 100.
  • the BMS 102 allows selective controlling (ON/OFF) of peripherals/applications depending on the available charge (state of charge) in the battery 108.
  • the BMS 102 implements the logic in which a compromise is made between essential peripherals/applications and user preferences.
  • the BMS 102 provides appropriate suggestions to the user with regards to the generated pattern for charging the battery of the electronic device 100.
  • the BMS 102 detects any abnormality or defect in the battery 108.
  • the BMS 1002 provides warning to the user about occurrence of potential catastrophe due to the battery 108 of the electronic device 100. This enhances the safety and robustness.
  • the charge pattern generator 106 further obtains information of actual power management generated during operation of the electronic device 100 based on the generated charging pattern.
  • the information of actual power management may be stored as operational information of the electronic device 100 and/or as one of the heuristic information.
  • the various actions, acts, blocks, steps, or the like in the method may be performed in the order presented, in a different order or simultaneously. Further, in some embodiments, some of the actions, acts, blocks, steps, or the like may be omitted, added, modified, skipped, or the like without departing from the scope of the present application.
  • the method and other description provide a basis for a control program, which can be implemented by a microcontroller, microprocessor, or a combination thereof.
  • the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented through at least one software program running on at least one hardware device and performing network management functions to control the elements.
  • the elements shown in the FIGS. 1 through 8 include blocks which can be at least one of a hardware device, or a combination of hardware device and software module.

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  1. Verfahren zum Verwalten einer Batterie einer elektronischen Vorrichtung (100), wobei das Verfahren umfasst:
    Erhalten (802) erster Informationen über Funktionsparameter der Batterie (108);
    Erhalten (804) zweiter Informationen über einen Betriebszustand der elektronischen Vorrichtung (100) und eine Benutzeraktivität, wobei die Benutzeraktivität eine tatsächliche Zeit und einen Zeitraum des Ladens der Batterie (108) und eine Zeit und ein Nutzungsmuster der elektronischen Vorrichtung (100) beinhaltet;
    Erhalten heuristischer Informationen, die Informationen umfassen, die sich auf eine frühere Benutzeraktivität beziehen, die frühere Ladegewohnheiten umfasst;
    Identifizieren, dass ein Batterieladen erforderlich ist, basierend auf den ersten Informationen und den zweiten Informationen; und
    als Reaktion auf das Identifizieren, dass das Batterieladen erforderlich ist, Erzeugen (808) eines Lademusters, das Informationen darüber beinhaltet, wann und wie die Batterie (108) zu laden ist, basierend auf den ersten Informationen, den zweiten Informationen und den heuristischen Informationen.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei die heuristischen Informationen ferner Informationen umfassen, die sich auf mindestens eines von früheren Funktionsparametern der Batterie und einem früheren Status der elektronischen Vorrichtung beziehen.
  3. Verfahren nach einem vorhergehenden Anspruch, ferner umfassend:
    Erhalten (810) von Informationen über die tatsächliche Leistungsverwaltung der elektronischen Vorrichtung basierend auf dem Lademuster, die als die heuristischen Informationen zu speichern sind.
  4. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Erzeugen Folgendes umfasst:
    Bestimmen (806) einer Zeitdauer, während der die Batterie in der Lage ist, den Betrieb der elektronischen Vorrichtung zu unterstützen, basierend auf den ersten Informationen und den zweiten Informationen; und
    Erzeugen des Lademusters basierend auf der Zeitdauer.
  5. Elektronische Vorrichtung (100), umfassend:
    einen Speicher (710), der dazu konfiguriert ist, um computerlesbare Anweisungen zu speichern; und
    einen Prozessor (708), der dazu konfiguriert ist, die computerlesbaren Anweisungen auszuführen, die, wenn sie ausgeführt werden, ein Batterieverwaltungssystem, BMS, veranlassen zum:
    Erhalten erster Informationen über Funktionsparameter einer Batterie (108) der elektronischen Vorrichtung (100);
    Erhalten zweiter Informationen über einen Betriebszustand der elektronischen Vorrichtung und eine Benutzeraktivität, wobei die Benutzeraktivität eine tatsächliche Zeit und einen Zeitraum des Ladens der Batterie (108) und eine Zeit und ein Nutzungsmuster der elektronischen Vorrichtung (100) beinhaltet;
    Erhalten heuristischer Informationen, die Informationen umfassen, die sich auf eine frühere Benutzeraktivität beziehen, die frühere Ladegewohnheiten umfasst;
    Identifizieren, dass ein Batterieladen erforderlich ist, basierend auf den ersten Informationen und den zweiten Informationen; und
    als Reaktion auf das Identifizieren, dass das Batterieladen erforderlich ist, Erzeugen mindestens eines Lademusters, das Informationen darüber beinhaltet, wann und wie die Batterie zu laden ist, basierend auf den ersten Informationen, den zweiten Informationen und den heuristischen Informationen.
  6. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5, wobei die heuristischen Informationen ferner Informationen umfassen, die sich auf mindestens eines von früheren Funktionsparametern der Batterie und einem früheren Status der elektronischen Vorrichtung beziehen.
  7. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 5 und 6, wobei der Prozessor ferner zum Erhalten von Informationen über die tatsächliche Leistungsverwaltung der elektronischen Vorrichtung basierend auf dem Lademuster, die als die heuristischen Informationen zu speichern sind, konfiguriert ist.
  8. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5, wobei der Prozessor ferner zum Bestimmen einer Zeitdauer, während der die Batterie in der Lage ist, den Betrieb der elektronischen Vorrichtung zu unterstützen, basierend auf den ersten Informationen und den zweiten Informationen, und zum Erzeugen des Lademusters basierend auf der Zeitdauer konfiguriert ist.
  9. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 8, wobei der Prozessor ferner zum Steuern einer Ausgabe einer Angabe einer Zeit zum Laden der Batterie der elektronischen Vorrichtung basierend auf der Zeitdauer an einen Benutzer der elektronischen Vorrichtung konfiguriert ist.
  10. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5, wobei der Prozessor ferner dazu konfiguriert ist, Prioritäten zwischen den ersten Informationen und den zweiten Informationen festzulegen und das Lademuster basierend auf den Prioritäten für die ersten Informationen und die zweiten Informationen zu erzeugen.
  11. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5, wobei das Lademuster mindestens eines von einer Zeit, einer Dauer, einer Rate, einem Intervall und einem Umfang zum Laden der Batterie umfasst.
  12. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5, wobei der Betriebsstatus der elektronischen Vorrichtung mindestens eines von einem Parameter, der sich auf Anwendungen in der elektronischen Vorrichtung bezieht, einer Umgebung der elektronischen Vorrichtung und Betriebsparametern der elektronischen Vorrichtung beinhaltet und
    wobei die Benutzeraktivität ferner Informationen umfasst, die von dem Benutzer über Anwendungen der elektronischen Vorrichtung eingegeben werden.
  13. Nicht flüchtiges computerlesbares Medium, mit dem computerausführbaren Anweisungen gespeichert sind, die, wenn sie von einem Prozessor (708) der elektronischen Vorrichtung (100) ausgeführt werden, den Prozessor (708) veranlassen, ein Verfahren zum Verwalten einer Batterie (108) der elektronischen Vorrichtung durchzuführen, wobei das Verfahren umfasst:
    Erhalten (802) erster Informationen über Funktionsparameter der Batterie;
    Erhalten (804) zweiter Informationen über mindestens eines von einem Betriebszustand der elektronischen Vorrichtung und einer Benutzeraktivität, wobei die Benutzeraktivität eine tatsächliche Zeit und eine Zeitdauer des Ladens der Batterie (108) und eine Zeit und ein Nutzungsmuster der elektronischen Vorrichtung (100) beinhaltet;
    Erhalten heuristischer Informationen, die Informationen umfassen, die sich auf eine frühere Benutzeraktivität beziehen, die frühere Ladegewohnheiten umfasst;
    Identifizieren, dass ein Batterieladen erforderlich ist, basierend auf den ersten Informationen und den zweiten Informationen; und
    als Reaktion auf das Identifizieren, dass das Batterieladen erforderlich ist, Erzeugen (808) eines Lademusters, das Informationen darüber beinhaltet, wann und wie die Batterie zu laden ist, basierend auf den ersten Informationen, den zweiten Informationen und den heuristischen Informationen.
  14. Nicht flüchtiges computerlesbares Medium nach Anspruch 13, wobei die heuristischen Informationen ferner Informationen umfassen, die sich auf mindestens eines von früheren Funktionsparametern der Batterie und einem früheren Status der elektronischen Vorrichtung beziehen.
  15. Nicht flüchtiges computerlesbares Medium nach Anspruch 13, wobei das Erzeugen umfasst:
    Bestimmen (806) einer Zeitdauer, während der die Batterie in der Lage ist, den Betrieb der elektronischen Vorrichtung zu unterstützen, basierend auf den ersten Informationen und den zweiten Informationen; und
    Erzeugen des Lademusters basierend auf der Zeitdauer.
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